Promise of Fidelity (I Promessi Sposi) By Alessandro Manzoni From: The NIAF News | Date: July 31, 2003 | Copyright National Italian American Foundation Jul 31, 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Translated by Omero Sabatini

April 2002, 1stBooks Library

Paperback, 460 pages

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Alessandro Manzoni's I Promessi Sposi, written in 1840, has long been regarded by writers and critics as the most important novel ever produced in Italy. Several attempts have been made to translate this "Italian love story from long ago" into English. The latest, Omero Sabatini's translated and abridged version, entitled Promise of Fidelity, succeeds in conveying the be...

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